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Imaginario propio y vacío — Cinema Tropical

Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · 7d

Imaginario propio y vacío. El realizador y actor Vladimir Durán abre una reflexión sobre los desafíos de construir imaginarios auténticos, el lugar de la crítica y la necesidad de asumir riesgos en la creación

Una mirada rápida al marco inicial que acá nos convoca: “Pensar el cine latinoamericano” . El contexto: un mercado audiovisual, el Bogotá Audiovisual Market.

Oscars: Peru Selects Indigenous Drama KINRA as Official Candidate — Cinema Tropical

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Peru selects Indigenous drama KINRA by Marco Panatonic as official #Oscars candidate

Kinra, the debut film by Marco Panatonic, has been selected as Peru's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at

Latin American Films at New York Film Festival 2025 — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · 11d

The 63rd New York Film Festival is in full swing—don’t miss this year’s Latin American selections!

63rd New York Film Festival September 26 - October 13, 2025 The 63rd annual edition of the New York Film Festival (NYFF) starts Friday, September 26, screening different films by Latin American ...

Oscars: Mexico Picks WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED for International Feature — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · 11d

Mexico picks WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED / NO NOS MOVERÁN, Pierre Saint-Martin Castellanos’ debut feature, for the #Oscars international feature race

The Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences has announced that We Shall Not Be Moved / No nos moverán , the debut feature by

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025: List of US Latinx and Latin American Film Festivals — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · 20d

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 is in full swing! Check out the U.S. Latinx and Latin American film festivals happening this month

This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, running Sunday, September 15, through Tuesday, October 15, brings a plethora of film

Oscars: A POET Named Colombia’s Official Submission for Best International Feature — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · 22d

Colombia selects Cannes' Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner A POET by Simón Mesa Soto as its contender for Best International Feature #Oscars 🇨🇴

The Colombian Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences has announced that A Poet / Un poeta , the second feature film by Simón Mesa Soto, will be the country’s candidate in the international race at the 98th Academy Awards. The film will also represent Colombia at Spain’s Goya Awards in the Iber

Oscars: Brazil Targets Consecutive Win With THE SECRET AGENT — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · 23d

Brazil keeps its Oscars momentum: the country submits Kleber Mendonça Filho’s THE SECRET AGENT for Best International Film, following Brazil’s first-ever win this year with Walter Salles’ I’M STILL HERE

Brazil has selected The Secret Agent / O Agente Secreto , the latest feature by acclaimed filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho,

Karla Badillo’s Buñuelian Feature Debut OCA World Premieres at the Toronto Film Festival — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Sep 5

Karla Badillo’s Buñuelian feature debut OCA, starring Natalia Solián, Cecilia Suárez and Leonardo Ortizgris, world premieres at the Toronto Film Festival #TIFF50

Oca , the atmospheric and mystical debut feature written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Karla Badillo, will have its world premiere in the Discovery section of the 50th Toronto Internati...

Oscars: Chile Seeks Its Second Win with THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO — Cinema Tropical

Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Sep 2

Chile is going after its second Oscar for Best International Feature with Cannes winner THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO, the debut feature by Diego Céspedes

Chile has become the second Latin American country to select its candidate for Best International Film at the 98th Academy Awards. The Chilean Film Academy announced that Diego Céspedes’ debut feature The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo / La misteriosa mirada del flamenco will represent the count

Oscars: PEPE Selected as the Dominican Republic’s Candidate — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Sep 2

The Dominican Republic has become the first Latin American country to select its Oscar candidate, announcing Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’ PEPE

The Dominican Republic has become the first Latin American country to announce its candidate for Best International Feature Film at the 98th edition of the Academy Awards: Pepe by Nelson Carlo de lo...

Lucrecia Martel: “En el mito de la fundación de Argentina faltan los indios, los negros, los mestizos y las mujeres”

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Sep 1

La cineasta argentina Lucrecia Martel presenta en el Festival de Venecia el documental NUESTRA TIERRA, que parte del asesinato del líder indígena Javier Chocobar para cuestionar los relatos históricos

La cineasta argentina presenta en el Festival de Venecia el documental ‘Nuestra tierra’, que parte del asesinato del líder indígena Javier Chocobar para cuestionar los relatos históricos

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Lost & Found: CIDADE; CAMPO at Anthology Film Archives — Cinema Tropical

Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 29

Join us Wednesday, September 17 at 7pm at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social for CIDADE; CAMPO, Juliana Rojas’s (GOOD MANNERS) acclaimed new film, winner of Berlinale’s Best Director Award. A lyrical double portrait of women navigating loss, migration & memory

CIDADE; CAMPO A film by Juliana Rojas (Brazil/Germany/France, 2024, 119 min, In Portuguese with English subtitles) New York Premiere! The latest film by acclaimed Brazilian director Juliana Rojas ( Good Manners )—winner of the Best Director Award at Berlinale’s Encounters competition – weaves t

'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle' First Look: See Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe in 'Shocking' Remake (Exclusive)

Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 28

People unveils the first look at the remake of THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, the English-language debut of Mexican filmmaker Michelle Garza Cervera, premiering October 22 on Hulu

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe star in PEOPLE's exclusive first look at a remake of the 1992 thriller 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.'

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Brazil and Mexico Screen THE SECRET AGENT and THE RESERVE at Telluride — Cinema Tropical

Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 28

Brazil and Mexico screen THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonça Filho and THE RESERVE by Pablo Pérez Lombardini at Telluride

Two Latin American films will be screening at the 52nd edition of the Telluride Film Festival, running August 29 - September 1, 2025 in Colorado: the Brazilian film The Secret Agent / O Agente Secr...

TIFF Discovery selection ‘Oca’ lands worldwide sales agent

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 27

OCA, the debut feature by Mexican writer-director Karla Badillo starring Natalia Solián and Cecilia Suárez, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival #TIFF25

EXCLUSIVE: Natalia Solián stars as nun on a pilgrimage.

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10th Anniversary Screening of IXCANUL at BAM — Cinema Tropical

Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 27

Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, September 24, we’ll be at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) @bambrooklyn.bsky.social celebrating the 10th anniversary of IXCANUL, the brilliant debut by acclaimed Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante (LA LLORONA)

Ixcanul A film by Jayro Bustamante (Guatemala/France, 2015, 91 min. In Kaqchikel and Spanish with English subtitles) Winner of the Berlinale’s Silver Bear, this brilliant debut by acclaimed filmmaker Jayro Bustamante ( La Llorona ) is set on the slopes of an active volcano. The Guatemalan drama fo

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 27

Entrevista de Rodrigo Prieto, Alejandro González Iñarritu, y Guillermo del Toro sobre PEDRO PÁRAMO www.youtube.com/watch?v=75x-...

Dive Into THE AGE OF WATER: Premiering September 8 on PBS' POV — Cinema Tropical

Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 26

The Argentine film EL FUTURO PERFECTO screens this Wednesday, August 27 at the Goethe-Institut New York City followed by a Q&A with director Nele Wohlatz: goethe.de/prj/gfo/en/k...

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1Take News @1takenews.bsky.social · Aug 19

PBS’ ‘POV’ to Launch ‘The Age of Water’ During Environmental Awareness Month.

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 18

Dive into THE AGE OF WATER, by sibling directors Isabel and Alfredo Alcántara. Premieres Monday, September 8 on #PBS POV #AgeofWaterPBS

POV, the multi-Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary, presents  The Age of Water , the revealing debut feature from sibling co-directors Isabel Alcántara Atalaya and Emmy-winning producer and cinematographerAlfredo Alcántara. Produced by acclaimed Emmy-nomina

“The Sexiest Movie at Cannes” Coming to New York and Los Angeles: Karim Aïnouz’s MOTEL DESTINO — Cinema Tropical

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 9

"The sexiest movie at Cannes” (Vanity Fair) is coming to New York City and Los Angeles this summer: Karim Aïnouz’s MOTEL DESTINO. Opens Friday, August 29 at the IFC Center and the Laemmle Glendale. A Strand Releasing release.

Following its world premiere in Competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival last year, the tropical noir Motel Destino , the latest feature by acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, will open theatrically in the United States this summer. The film begins its U.S. run on Friday, August 29, 202

"O Agente Secreto" é exibido no Palácio da Alvorada; Lula posa com elenco | CNN Brasil

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 8

Director Kleber Mendonça Filho and actor Wagner Moura with President Lula and First Lady Janja after a special screening of THE SECRET AGENT at the Palácio da Alvorada

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura e mais marcaram presença no Cine Alvorada na noite de quinta (7)

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Cinema Tropical @cinematropical.com · Aug 7

The New York Film Festival unveils five South American films—from Argentina and Colombia—for its Currents section #NYFF63

New York Film Festival Unveils Five Argentine and Colombian Films for Its Currents Section — Cinema Tropical

With a spirit of innovation, this year’s section features three Latin American films from Argentina and Colombia: Pin de Fartie by